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Posted by Yohan on Nov-07-2007 10:28:

Date rape chemical found in China-made toy

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv...ernational/home

quote:


Reuters

November 7, 2007 at 4:06 AM EST

SYDNEY � Australia announced a nationwide ban on Wednesday on a Chinese-made toy which investigations showed contained a chemical which metabolizes into a �date rape� style drug when swallowed.

The ban across Australia's six states and two territories came after three children became severely ill after they swallowed the toy beads called Bindeez.

Toy importer Moose Enterprise issued a voluntary recall of Bindeez, named Australia's 2007 Toy of the Year, saying some batches of the beads did not match the approved formula.

More than 20 million toys made in China have been recalled worldwide over the past four months due to potentially dangerous levels of lead and hazards posed by small magnets.

Advertisements telling the public of the Australia-wide ban would run later this week, said Linda Burney, fair trading minister in Australia's most populous state New South Wales.

�There is also a voluntary recall which the company is co-operating with. A refund will be in place,� Ms. Burney told reporters. She said the refund could cost millions of dollars.

Three Australian children suffered seizures and needed intensive hospital care in the past two weeks after eating the plastic beads, which scientists discovered contain a chemical that breaks down into a potentially fatal recreational drug.

Ms. Burney said an investigation was under way into how the dangerous chemical 1,4-butanediol came to replace the safe chemical 1,5-pentanediol in the manufacturing process.

�The issue of how a dangerous substance was used in these beads and not the non-toxic substance ... that is going to take us a few more days to uncover,� she said.

Moose Enterprise said tests had shown some batches of the beads did not �exactly match the laboratory tested and approved formula�.

Moose Enterprise said it was trying to determine which Bindeez batches had been affected. It said when the toy was eventually returned to shop shelves the beads will be coated with Bitrex to try and stop children swallowing them.

�This is a foul tasting ingredient which will ensure children do not in future eat multiple beads. All replacement beads and new shipments will include this ingredient,� it said.



Crazy Chinese toys...

Is it me, or does that toy look like something not safe for little kids to have. Small little balls? Sounds like recipe for disaster around little kids


Posted by narcism on Nov-07-2007 10:34:

repost


Posted by Lilith on Nov-07-2007 10:41:

Hasn't worried Narcy, she's been chewing them all week.


Posted by Yohan on Nov-07-2007 10:50:

quote:
Originally posted by narcism
repost

bah humbug
quote:
Originally posted by Lilith
Hasn't worried Narcy, she's been chewing them all week.

hmmm... this could explain a lot of things.

next thing we know, narcy turns into a chinese communist superspy, seeking to displace me


Posted by idoru on Nov-07-2007 11:23:

So let me get this straight...

They got hurt after they did something they shouldn't have done in the first place?


Posted by lwigii on Nov-07-2007 11:25:

Is this the company Karl Kennedy is working for?


Posted by narcism on Nov-07-2007 11:40:

quote:
Originally posted by EvilTree
bah humbug

hmmm... this could explain a lot of things.

next thing we know, narcy turns into a chinese communist superspy, seeking to displace me


perhaps


Posted by 3F05Q on Nov-07-2007 13:11:

In other news, immigration of adult chinese males into Australia is increasing at a staggering rate.


Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Nov-07-2007 21:20:

what is going on with China and their endless lacing of drugs, lead and other harmful shit in their toys?


Posted by Lira on Nov-07-2007 21:32:

quote:
Originally posted by 3F05Q
In other news, immigration of adult chinese males into Australia is increasing at a staggering rate.

They need womenz... and females account for roughly 50% of the Australian population


Posted by eROs.au on Nov-07-2007 22:21:

quote:
Originally posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY
what is going on with China and their endless lacing of drugs, lead and other harmful shit in their toys?


I bet if you asked Magnetonium he'd say it's a conspiracy


Posted by Zoso on Nov-07-2007 22:43:

I almost felt left out...until I recalled that as a child I had lawn darts.


Posted by Halcyon+On+On on Nov-07-2007 22:46:

I think we all know who the nefarious mastermind of this is...


Posted by iclone on Nov-07-2007 23:46:


Posted by sean5 on Nov-08-2007 02:12:

basically china sucks balls and you shouldn't support



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